BNP holds the history of falsehood, intrigue: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader Wednesday said the 43-year history of the BNP is the history of falsehood and conspiracy hatching against the country. He came up with the remark while addressing a press conference on contemporary issues at his official residence in the capital.

Quader, also the road transport and bridges minister, claimed that the ruling Awami League never disputed BNP founder Ziaur Rahman, but Zia established himself as a villain of history through his ambitious and reckless works.

During his lifetime, Zia never claimed himself as the proclaimer of the country's independence, but the BNP leaders are trying to establish him as the proclaimer of the independence, he said.

The AL general secretary said that in making Zia a hero of history, the BNP leaders not only made him controversial, but also put him on the dock of the history.

All the achievements of this nation have come through the Awami League, which led the independence and holds the spirit of independence, he added.

About the BNP's claim that the independence movement started with the declaration of Zia, Quader said: "This is the latest invention of the BNP leaders and a new form of distortion of history."

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had prepared the nation for the liberation war step by step but the ill-attempt of the BNP leaders to establish Zia next to Bangabandhu is equal to absolute audacity, he said.